Echoes of Mania

Created for the course Body & Time, this piece draws from a manic episode in which I pushed my body to its breaking point. At the height of that experience, I found myself mourning my own death—and feeling no fear of it. Through this performance, I reenacted that physical and emotional extremity, using my body as both subject and medium. The act of endurance becomes a reflection of the blurred lines between life, death, and mental illness.